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English noun: indirect discourse

1. indirect discourse (communication) a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g.,


SamplesHe said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'.


Broader (hypernym)account, report


Antonymsdirect discourse, direct quotation









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